2 files changed, 18 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
index c62371cb..3843084b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_ethdev.c
@@ -897,7 +897,7 @@ nicvf_dev_tx_queue_release(void *sq)
 static void
 nicvf_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 {
-	struct nicvf_txq *txq;
+	struct nicvf_txq *txq = NULL;
 	size_t i;
 	bool multiseg = false;
 
@@ -918,6 +918,9 @@ nicvf_set_tx_function(struct rte_eth_dev *dev)
 		dev->tx_pkt_burst = nicvf_xmit_pkts;
 	}
 
+	if (!txq)
+		return;
+
 	if (txq->pool_free == nicvf_single_pool_free_xmited_buffers)
 		PMD_DRV_LOG(DEBUG, "Using single-mempool tx free method");
 	else
diff --git a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
index 9d69cf4e..06cbc463 100644
--- a/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/thunderx/nicvf_rxtx.c
@@ -190,12 +190,14 @@ nicvf_xmit_pkts(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts, uint16_t nb_pkts)
 		free_desc -= TX_DESC_PER_PKT;
 	}
 
-	sq->tail = tail;
-	sq->xmit_bufs += i;
-	rte_wmb();
+	if (likely(i)) {
+		sq->tail = tail;
+		sq->xmit_bufs += i;
+		rte_wmb();
 
-	/* Inform HW to xmit the packets */
-	nicvf_addr_write(sq->sq_door, i * TX_DESC_PER_PKT);
+		/* Inform HW to xmit the packets */
+		nicvf_addr_write(sq->sq_door, i * TX_DESC_PER_PKT);
+	}
 	return i;
 }
 
@@ -246,12 +248,14 @@ nicvf_xmit_pkts_multiseg(void *tx_queue, struct rte_mbuf **tx_pkts,
 		}
 	}
 
-	sq->tail = tail;
-	sq->xmit_bufs += used_bufs;
-	rte_wmb();
+	if (likely(used_desc)) {
+		sq->tail = tail;
+		sq->xmit_bufs += used_bufs;
+		rte_wmb();
 
-	/* Inform HW to xmit the packets */
-	nicvf_addr_write(sq->sq_door, used_desc);
+		/* Inform HW to xmit the packets */
+		nicvf_addr_write(sq->sq_door, used_desc);
+	}
 	return i;
 }